The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-03-03
SOUTHERN oLEANlNos.


Rsvoire OF a New Orleans newspaper
fought bloodless duel few days ago.
The short age Of Mr. Joseph, treasurer OF
the Grand Lodge Of Old Fellows of Texas,
Ii s2a 1885
The bill to require railroad companies
to give thirty days notice before reduc
ing wa yes, recently passed by thu Texas
| Ben ate, was sent to the House. II was so
amended as TO reg ire the employees TO
give fifteen days ,tice Of their accept
ance or rejection Of the reduction.
Governor Ross Of Texas has ordered
cong es sional election for April 8, TO oil
the place Of Judge Rea gan, recently elect
| ed United States Senator.
Florida 10 shipping lots Of garden truck
nor,hwarl.
The decision Of Judge Van Epps at At
lanta, Ca, that wine could not be sold by
the drink, even In licensed wine-rooms,
| has greatly disturbed the wine-room
keepers. Half a dozen Of them are under
indictment for selling by the drink, and
they fear that 1000 fines will be imposed
upon each Of them.
Green Butler and Monroe Hunt were
drowned near Memphis, Tenn. few days
ago by the upsetting of tat-bOat-
There will be general increase in the
acreage Of cotton plated in Mississippi
|
| thing
Captain W T. High, Lonoke, Ark, com
| mitted suicide few days ago by going in.
| 70 his ban and hanging himself with q
trace chain.
The Tennessee Senate has adopted the
| House resolution rnstructing R'presant
atives II Congress to use their influence
TO prevent the Government from making
contracts with persons ald firms employ
ing convict labor.
A congressional convention meets at
Palestine. Tex, March 8, 10 nominate
succe 'sor TO Hon. John Fl. Reagln
John Kelly, a shoem ker OF Pits sbu"gh,
Tex, committed suicide by ia ki7g strych-
nine, and was buried by the Knights OF
| Labor
1t is reported that the Nashville Il Chat
tanooga railroad has been sold to the
Richmond Il Dauville.
| Governor Taylor OF Tennessee has re-
quested the authorities of the main and
branch prisons TO furnish him with the
names Of al convicts under the age OF
fifteen years. the object being, It Is un-
derstood, ei her to pardon them or to COM
mute heir sentences.
The Tenue see Senate has passed bill
allowing TWENTY-FIVE dollars per month to
/ Tennessee solliers who lost their eves in
|
Tennessee who lost Their eyes in battle
and who are not pensioned by the General
/ Gnverume t.
/ Henry Dodson, a worthless, insolnnt
vaga bond, was recently tried before Geo.
L. Bradford and a jury at Augusta, Ky,
for mistreating his family. The jury, after
hearing all the evidence, returned YER
dict of guilty, and ordered him sold to the
highest bidder at public aucti m for the
period of seventy five days Judge Bra1-
ford has fixed March 5 as the Law of sale.
This is the first case Of the kind for m ny
years, and much interest was manifested.
Charles Jones, highlv-estHemad negro,
resid ng in Madison County, Tenn, was
found murdered IN the road near Pinson,
ten miles south of Jackson, few davs
ago. The evidence at hand indicates that
Jones was waylaid by DIN Hughes and
killed with an axe Hughes is in Jail
charged with the crime.
A law has just been enacted in Texas
making it a penll offen sto have bout the
person, saddle or 3 d ,le. bags anv pi 'tol,
dirk. dagger. shot-g~ n, sword-cane, spear,
knuckles, made Of nv hard substance,
bow e knife, or any other K nd of knife,
manufactured or sold for pu poses of Of
fense or defense. The penalty is a fine of
not less than TWENTY-FIVE do lars nor more
ty to fifty days in jail.
In the case of Brazeuton Wha'ev,
charged with breaking into and obbrng
the post-ofi e at Williamson XIV, he
jury in the United States District Court
at Louisville ren Tered a verdict of not
guilty
It transpires that Henry Boggs, who
murderously assaulted Rev. s one H l.
combe, at ouisvlle, Ky, is the al ok d a
mond thief W got away with about
5000 worth Of precious stones b7 the ex-
change game in Louisville Fl idaltt;
was discovered by m sans Of \ pa oto g"aoh
Leo'a Miss. Is in gre at danger of being
washed away, as Il banks are clvi ng
and the. river making great enoroach-
ments
The washe~women Of Atlanta, Gl., are
on strikeagainst their poor-paying, upper,
crust cust omers, who delight in W 'arlng
clean linen, but who arr decidedly avarse
to giving up good mc"ey TO" the Gle lnsiny
process. Many Of the laundressns are en-
rcing the laborer's zen on the clothes in
hand, and the sitvatiUn is, to say the least.
interesting The names OF many Of the
"best" families in the city are involved.
The Tennessee Association of Architects
WIS organized in Nashville, a few days
since, with John l.. smith, Of Nasty lie,
| Is pre- SlUent ana 1. II. D0SlnQ feS, OF IQe
same city, as Secretary. The sche lule of
charges of the Western Association and
American Institute Was adop ed.
A few nights ago seven out of the seven
teen prisoners confne1 in the Jail at Pine
| BRff, Ark, escaped. or those who es-
capped five were negroes and two white
men, all charged with grand a"ceuy, ex-
| cept one for robbery They bored out
| from the iron floor in the middle eel into
| the corridor, and from there through the
outer brick wall By the long use o. lime
had worn quite thin, and its penetration
with proper implements was gu te easy.
The Court has offered a suitable reward
Mr. Fred Blumline was engaged in fell
| ing a tree, near Cloverport XIV, few
days ago, and in attem pting to get out of
| the way as il came dow n. he STUN ed and
fell, the tree striking b m and crushing
him to death. Blum'ne was a German
who rem"ved from Cincinnati a few
months since wi h number Of ofher
workmen, and has since teen getting out
| staves. t...
Isaac Gardner and his wife were pois
oned in rather a mysterious manner in
Chattanooga, Tenn, few days ago Mrs.
Gardner was dead and her husband dying
| at last accounts. The poison is supposed
TO have been administered in the coffee
they drank. t-.....sf ri ,--...tis.... q.
The rivers are falling again. e. .-....f ....t
Twenty-Five Mormon elders from Utah
arrived in Chattanooga, Tenn, few days
ago, and have scattered to various por.